How I Use & Set Up Scrivener // Using ACOMAF as an example ✨

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  • čas přidán 13. 07. 2024
  • Join me as I break down my absolute favorite writing tool - Scrivener! I show you how to open a new file and the basics of setting up a fiction novel in this software. I love this program not only for the way it allows you to organize your work, keep it cohesive, and look beautiful, but also the cross-platform functionality.
    Bonus - I use A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas as an example work, so if you've read that series, you'll be fully on board with this setup.
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    IN THIS VIDEO
    00:00 intro
    01:43 scrivener 101
    03:00 screenshare walk through
    03:30 new project
    06:42 ACOMAF example
    09:03 switching views
    10:13 full screen mode
    11:25 character setups
    14:52 place/location setups
    16:48 organizing plotwork
    21:02 scraps
    22:23 any questions?
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Komentáře • 28

  • @Selnatal
    @Selnatal Před měsícem

    Brilliant! This is the first tutorial of Scrivener that is as clear and orderly as I have ever seen. Thank you very much and I wish you lots of success in your career! Greetings from Switzerland.

  • @justjennylane
    @justjennylane Před 2 lety +2

    By far the best video I've seen on Scrivener! THANK YOU!

  • @corinzi
    @corinzi Před 4 měsíci +1

    Love your channel! It's really helped me organize my writing process so far. Thanks so much!

    • @JessicaLynnMedina
      @JessicaLynnMedina  Před 4 měsíci

      I'm so happy you've found my vids helpful! Thanks for stopping by and leaving a lovely comment!

  • @rejoice.greatgracetv.7500
    @rejoice.greatgracetv.7500 Před 2 měsíci

    Thanks so much! Your video is great 🎉🙌

  • @reginaldforthright805
    @reginaldforthright805 Před rokem +1

    Thanks you really explained this so well, can’t wait to try it out.

  • @twylaraeandersen3266
    @twylaraeandersen3266 Před 2 lety +2

    I'm so glad I found your channel. Thanks so much for sharing this really helpful info and your writing process. I love it. I've been considering Scrivener, and now I know that I DEFINITELY need it to organize my many many MANY notes. LOL. I'll be following your channel from now on. Huge thumbs up!

    • @JessicaLynnMedina
      @JessicaLynnMedina  Před 2 lety

      Thank you for the kind feedback! I'm so excited you found the video helpful. 💕

  • @BlackGritsDoesIt
    @BlackGritsDoesIt Před 2 lety +1

    THIS WAS THE BEST!

  • @lindaholbrook7447
    @lindaholbrook7447 Před rokem

    Loved the video. Would love to hear more about the plotting. And especially how the weaving works.

  • @Reneekelley68
    @Reneekelley68 Před 2 lety

    You did great setting up Scrivener! I finally setup mine up too

    • @JessicaLynnMedina
      @JessicaLynnMedina  Před 2 lety +1

      Thanks for the feedback! Scrivener really is a great tool to keep your whole story and world organized!

  • @erllive1
    @erllive1 Před 2 lety +1

    Weaving -- I need it! So smart. please follow up video on that :)

  • @katlove8815
    @katlove8815 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Would you be willing to do a walk through of how you use InDesign & Vellum?

    • @JessicaLynnMedina
      @JessicaLynnMedina  Před 7 měsíci +1

      I've been debating doing just that - must be a sign for me to get on that one! Thanks for watching :-)

  • @PrisBrooke
    @PrisBrooke Před 3 lety +1

    Amazing helpful content! Thank you!

  • @ArtofCodaleia
    @ArtofCodaleia Před rokem +1

    So nice ! I love setting up Scrivener for a new project, this is always exciting !
    I used to put everything in my template, even all the personalities types for characters, all the writing methods handsheets but I found that it was maybe weighting down the template for nothing. Meanwhile I discovered Notion so I decided to put all those stuff away on Notion so I can concentrate on the writing only in scrivener.
    I would have a question though : How do you set up scrivener for the next phase after the 1st draft is over, all the corrections and editing ? Do you duplicate your 1st draft to back it up and work on a duplicated version for the 2nd draft ? How do you handle all the corrections, beta reading changes and editing ?
    This makes me curious :)
    Thank you for you channel !

    • @JessicaLynnMedina
      @JessicaLynnMedina  Před rokem

      Sorry I'm so late to replying to this - so in short, when I do my first round of edits, they happen within Scrivener. I make notes in the notes sidebar as I do my read throughs, then go through and make all my edits just directly on the manuscript. I don't worry about saving old editions - but if I'm scared about changes I'll duplicate the scene/chapters and put them in my "Scraps" folder.
      The nice thing about my hefty plotwork is that I'm pretty confident with structure and arcs going into drafting, so when I do edits there's not too much I have to work on with huge changes that I'd be scared to implement.
      Once the manuscript is fully through my runs and betas, it goes into MS Word for my professional editors and never comes back to Scrivener.

  • @Reneekelley68
    @Reneekelley68 Před 2 lety

    I love to connect when you do some Write with Me

  • @scarlettgarner3568
    @scarlettgarner3568 Před 2 lety +1

    How do you know when a plot would count as an action plot rather than a character plot? My MC is investigating a murder of her friend which is her plot but the murder ties into a global conflict - so would the conflict be the action plot?

    • @JessicaLynnMedina
      @JessicaLynnMedina  Před 2 lety

      Ooooh such a good question! A lot of times plot points will overlap and one event can count towards multiple main points within a story. I go into this in detail in my video on plot weaving - how the threads weave together. You can check it out here, but let me know if you have any other questions about my process. czcams.com/video/EW6dEP9F2ps/video.html

  • @hdhenderson5785
    @hdhenderson5785 Před rokem

    I purchased Scrivener on 12/23/22. I’ve tried repeatedly to open the download. Each time it opens it’s unreadable.

  • @arturocdb
    @arturocdb Před 2 lety

    thank I like your videos, can you share with me background music title, I loved, thank you so much, take care!...

    • @JessicaLynnMedina
      @JessicaLynnMedina  Před 2 lety +1

      Oh gosh, this was back when I chose something royalty free. This one is called Lofi It by FASSounds

  • @sallybennett8349
    @sallybennett8349 Před rokem

    Does anyone one out there does Scrivener using a PC - all these people doing videos are using Apple computers.

    • @DanteMishima
      @DanteMishima Před 2 měsíci

      I found this first, before my feed got flooded
      czcams.com/video/kW_tIG0UzSo/video.html

    • @MsMorganGirls
      @MsMorganGirls Před 2 měsíci

      Yes, I have Scrivener on my PC. I'm also looking for a Windows tutorial.